PHONOGRAPHY

Definitions: PHONOGRAPHY

PHONOGRAPHY

Noun

1. The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.

2. A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters.

3. A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "PHONOGRAPHY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)

Note: Phonography \Pho*nog"ra*phy\, noun. [Phono- -graphy.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: PHONOGRAPHY

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Letter	Spelling, orthograph; phonography, phonetic spelling; anagrammatism, metagrammatism. cipher, monogram, anagram; doubleacrostic.
Writing	Shorthand; stenography, brachygraphy, tachygraphy; secret writing, writing in cipher; cryptography, stenography; phonography, pasigraphy, Polygraphy, logography.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Commercial Usage: PHONOGRAPHY

Domain	Title
Books	A Jussi Bjorling Phonography (Musik I Sverige, 6.) (reference) Practical phonography, 1701 (reference) The Recording Angel: Explorations in Phonography (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Phonography (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: PHONOGRAPHY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Modern Translations: PHONOGRAPHY

Language		Translations for "PHONOGRAPHY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		фонография. (various references)

Greek		φωνογραφία. (various references)

Pig Latin		onographyphay

Portuguese		taquigráfico. (various references)

Romanian		fonografie. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Rhyming with "PHONOGRAPHY"

Words rhyming with "PHONOGRAPHY" (pronounced 'Pho*nog"ra*phy'): Adenography, Aerography, Agrostography, Aluminography, Amorphy, Anaglyptography, Anemography, Angiography, Anthography, Anthropogeography, Anthropography, Anthroposophy, Archaeography, Arteriography, Arthrography, Astrography, Astrophotography, Aurigraphy, Autobiography, Autography, Autotypography, Balneography, Bibliography, Biogeography, Biography, Brachygraphy, Cacography, Calcography, Caligraphy, Calligraphy, Cardiography, Cartography, Celidography, Cerography, Chalcography, Cheirosophy, Chemigraphy, Chirography, Choregraphy, Chorography, Chromatography, Chromolithography, Chromophotography, Chronography, Chrysography, Climatography, Cometography, Cosmography, cryptography, Crystallography. (additional references)

Anagrams: PHONOGRAPHY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-g-h-h-n-o-o-p-p-r-y"
	-1 letter: phonograph.
	-3 letters: apophony.
	-4 letters: gryphon, harpoon.
	-5 letters: gonoph, hoorah, hooray, orangy, orphan.
	Words containing the letters "a-g-h-h-n-o-o-p-p-r-y"
	+2 letters: anthropophagy.
	+4 letters: phosphorylating.
	+5 letters: phonographically.
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